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German prosecutors have revealed the pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps last week was treated for suicidal tendencies years ago before he received his licence to fly. Lubitz is blamed for killing himself and 149 others in the crash last week. The revelations are ...

Recently released figures from the Victorian coroner revealed that prescription drug overdoses are twice as common as those involving illegal ones. So why is the rate so high and are you at risk? Medical writer and oncologist, Dr Ranjana Srivastava, on the risks some are taking. ...

Researchers in Sydney have opened the door to a new treatment for prostate cancer. They've identified three nutrients that are essential for a prostate cancer cell to grow, and hope to develop a drug to block them....